Courtney King-Dye
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Courtney King-Dye (born November 20, 1977 in Saginaw ) is an American dressage rider .
She started riding at the age of nine, was a student of Olympian Lendon Gray at 17 and was sixth with Idocus at the Las Vegas Grand Prix in 2007 and 15th at the 2008 Grand Prix in 's-Hertogenbosch youngest dressage rider of the American team participated in the 2008 Olympic Games . In Beijing she was 13th in the individual ranking and fourth in the team ranking. However, her horse Mythilus tested positive for Felbinac and both King-Dye and the US team were disqualified. She was also banned for a month.
After a riding accident, King-Dye was in a coma for four weeks in 2010 and then had to learn to walk and speak again. Afterwards she campaigned for helmets to be worn during dressage too.
Web links
- Courtney King-Dye in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Profile on fei.org
- Homepage of Courtney King-Dye
Individual evidence
- ↑ King's doping charge upheld, US Olympic team loses place horsetalk.co.nz September 23, 2008
- ^ Courtney King-Dye / Mythilus - Felbinac st-georg.de December 8, 2008
- ↑ US dressage rider Courtney King-Dye became a mother st-georg.de February 21, 2014
- ^ After Injury, Ex-Dressage Olympian Throws Support Behind Wearing Helmets courant.com August 4, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | King-Dye, Courtney |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American dressage rider |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saginaw |